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EU leaders would do well to reflect on the Libor scandal. The history of how European investment banks manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate, Libor, is not one from...

The need for banks to finance themselves with more equity and less debt will come into focus in 2013. Here is an odd prediction for the coming year: 2013 will be a watershed...

A round-up of the international press on Wednesday, 19 December. “Why Europe will bounce back in 2013”: that is the headline of a commentary in the

A round-up of the international press on Tuesday, 4 December. Eurozone finance ministers have delayed until 13 December a decision on the next instalment of Greece's...

The US's economic prospects look strong – strong enough even to reduce China's competitive advantage. Europe's future looks far less rosy At the turn of the century,...

ECB and central banks from London to Tokyo ‘on stand-by' ahead of Greek election. Central banks across the globe say they are ready to stabilise the financial markets if...

Economic models and projections are incapable of capturing the scale of the threat to Europe's and the world's economy. Economic forecasts are sophisticated, computer-...

Antitrust investigation into 16 banks. The European Commission today announced that it has opened two antitrust investigations into the credit default swaps (CDS) market,...

The US treasury secretary appears in thrall to the self-serving ideology of big banks. In a recent interview, Timothy Geithner, the US treasury secretary, laid out his view...

Libya visa row highlights government weaknesses but problems have not led to talk of EU membership. Last week, Muammar Qaddafi, Libya's leader, declared holy war on...

Eurex derivatives exchange launches central clearing service for credit default swaps. The Eurex derivatives exchange and clearing house will today (30 July) launch a...

Banking secrecy rules coming under attack; political parties rethinking banking secrecy. The global scope of Switzerland's financial market contrasts shar-ply with the...

Tightening the rules on trade in credit default swaps (CDS) has been a priority for EU policymakers since the beginning of the financial crisis. 

Central counter-party clearing will be used to trade credit default swaps. Representatives of the European banking industry and nine leading investment banks announced today...

China's financial clout could block the creation of a global superpower in the metals sector. Stewart Fleming reports on how sovereign wealth funds are re-writing the rules...

Tata Steel's bid for ailing Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has made less of a splash than the recent mega-merger between industry giants Mittal Steel and Arcelor, but it...

A French ‘Non' to the European Constitution could harm currency stability in the EU's candidate countries, particularly Turkey, currency strategists have warned. If there...

THE governors of the European Central Bank (ECB) hold their monthly meeting on monetary policy next Thursday (7 October) but market analysts do not expect them to opt for an...

BANCO Santander Central Hispano is expected to get approval from the European Commission on 17 September for its €12.5 billion bid for the UK mortgage lender Abbey. But...

EU plans for liberalising world trade could make it illegal for governments to introduce stringent regulations on protecting the environment, a coalition of green and...